Corinthian pier capital
mid 5th century A.D. – mid 6th century A.D.
Place of ManufactureNorthern Syria
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 50cm (19 11/16in.)
Diameter and weight: 740 lb. (335.7 kg)
Framed (Contoured rectangular steel plate / wooden pallet): 10.6 x 86.4 x 70.5 cm (4 3/16 x 34 x 27 3/4 in.)
Diameter and weight: 740 lb. (335.7 kg)
Framed (Contoured rectangular steel plate / wooden pallet): 10.6 x 86.4 x 70.5 cm (4 3/16 x 34 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr.
Accession number1978.500
On View
On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1976, John J. Herrmann and Ariel Hermann, Dedham, MA [see note 1]; 1978, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1978)
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the MFA beginning in 1976. According to Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA, Boston, 1988), p. 62, cat. no. 55, the capital was acquired "years ago from the collection of a Lebanese diplomat in Geneva."
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the MFA beginning in 1976. According to Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA, Boston, 1988), p. 62, cat. no. 55, the capital was acquired "years ago from the collection of a Lebanese diplomat in Geneva."
4th century B.C.
about 300–250 B.C.
about 540 B.C.
about 480–450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about A.D. 130–140
6th century A.D.
4th century B.C.?
about 450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.